Location: Africa
WFP on Friday declared the Mozambique flood crisis a Level 3 emergency, putting it among a handful of top response priorities for the organization.
Homegrown school feeding is not only transforming the lives of students, but entire communities.
WFP stepped up food distributions in and around Beira on Wednesday, with more airdrops to people stranded by floodwaters.
The cyclone that hit Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi has destroyed homes, schools, businesses and essential infrastructure. Survivors have lost everything and need our help.
Africa’s smallholder families lose up to 40 percent of their harvest to insects, rodents and mould. But a simple solution can virtually eliminate such losses and improve families’ incomes, food availability, health and nutrition.
Post-harvest food loss is a major contributor to hunger and under nutrition affecting farming families across Africa. Farmers who chose to participate in WFP’s Zero Food Loss Initiative have seen a drastic reduction in grain losses, a tripling of incomes, and availability of food throughout the lean season.
Here are 10 facts about Burundi and hunger to help you better understand the challenges and opportunities facing the nation.
South Sudan is suffering from ongoing conflict as well as droughts & floods from climate change. 8 million people are hungry.
Boko Haram has displaced an estimated 1.78 million within the country’s borders—80 percent are women and children.
“We simply believe that girls have the right to an education and deserve to have their voices heard.” - Zack Fowler, Executive Director of WISER International
This month, we’re celebrating some of the people from across the globe who have overcome hunger. Here are seven of their stories.
Angola is a resource-rich country that's made significant progress since the end of the civil war in 2002.